tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post3737782463946561028..comments2024-03-29T17:12:19.648+13:00Comments on Bowalley Road: Imperial LessonsChris Trotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09081613281183460899noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-46963987192464173952012-08-15T20:29:08.838+12:002012-08-15T20:29:08.838+12:00How can Maori tribalists be socialists, except wit...How can Maori tribalists be socialists, except within their own tribe? By that measure the Koch Brothers are socialists.jhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-92147794927903148352012-08-09T10:01:19.634+12:002012-08-09T10:01:19.634+12:00James Cowan spoke Maori and spoke to the people wh...James Cowan spoke Maori and spoke to the people who were there at the time. Modern historians dismiss his work as too 'Victorian'-the whole concept of 'proper historians' ie university historians just shows how brainwashed you have become.Jigsawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13906156865367357834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-90946526669706321782012-08-08T14:50:03.311+12:002012-08-08T14:50:03.311+12:00No Jigsaw, the trouble with history today is that ...No Jigsaw, the trouble with history today is that it is often written by amateurs with an axe to grind rather than proper historians who know something about the Maori mindset. This whole PC idea is too often thrown around by the ignorant. If PC means doing proper research and not treating Maori as Brown Pakeha then I'm all for it.guerilla surgeonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-14988350627432226032012-08-08T10:51:32.138+12:002012-08-08T10:51:32.138+12:00The Maori who supported the government in the 19th...The Maori who supported the government in the 19th century often didn't need much 'cajoling'-they were only too happy to settles old scores and tribal differences with the assistance of the government of the day. On the East Coast Roparta was an enthusiatic supporter and tracked Te Kooti with a will. In fact the European soldiers preferred his command to that of the English twit who was nominally in charge. The problem with today's history writing is that is overlaid both with a PC concept and with the need to satisify the $ demands that iwi place on it. Ropata was said by the Waitangi Tribunal to be someone who didn't adhere to the Treaty! How stupid is that as a criticism?Jigsawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13906156865367357834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-41889843194685233592012-08-07T21:11:35.609+12:002012-08-07T21:11:35.609+12:00Excellent piece, ChrisExcellent piece, ChrisVictornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-62701395604682361472012-08-07T20:21:42.349+12:002012-08-07T20:21:42.349+12:00Excellent commentary Chris, this style of writing ...Excellent commentary Chris, this style of writing is a welcome relief from your Labour Party 'road testing', please keep it up. <br /><br />Our heritage is predominantly Celtic and Pacific Island blood mix, and we Celts know in our heart of hearts that Maori are a cornerstone of our make up, and who we are, as a nation.Katnoreply@blogger.com